Acer Aspire One battery not charging

Acer laptops allow you to take your work and entertainment on the go.

You can work on a presentation during a long flight or watch a DVD in the middle of a park.

Acer laptops can do this because they are powered by batteries, allowing the laptop to run without having to be plugged into a power source.

Normally, the battery can be recharged by plugging the laptop back into a power socket.

But certain problems can keep the battery from charging.

Electrical Connection

For laptops to charge, they need to be connected to a power source.

Although it may look like you have the cable plugged in correctly on the Acer, make sure that the cord is firmly plugged into the power socket.

There should be a light on the Acer keyboard as well as a power symbol on the taskbar for your operating system that tells you whether the laptop is running off electrical or battery power.

If it is plugged in, make sure that this icon shows that it is on electrical power.

Also check the socket where the Acer is plugged in and make sure that it isn't turned off at the main circuit breaker.

Battery

Turn the Acer over and make sure that the battery is properly placed in the battery compartment. Most laptops will have locks that keep the battery securely in place.

These locks can sometimes come loose.

Use a piece of strong tape as a temporary measure to keep a loose battery in place.

Clean the terminals on the battery to ensure that there is a good connection.

Remove the battery from the battery compartment.

Apply rubbing alcohol to a lint-free cloth. Rub this cloth over the shiny metal terminals on the battery.

Over time, batteries lose their ability to be recharged.

If neither of the aforementioned steps works, you may just have a bad battery.

Check with Acer or other vendors to find a replacement for your model.

BIOS Update

The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) controls a number of basic functions for a computer, such as assigning the hard drives and other system functions.

The BIOS also controls the battery charging function.

Certain Acer models have a bad BIOS that operates the computer normally but doesn't charge the battery.

To solve this problem, you need to perform an operation called Flashing the BIOS where you download a new version of the BIOS and upload it to your Acer.

Check on the Acer support site to see whether your computer model could possibly be affected by this.

Adapter

The power adapter, the part that plugs into the Acer from the power socket, can go bad.

Check for a power light on the adapter.

If the light is not lit, you probably have a bad adapter.

Replacement adapters can be purchased from Acer or other online vendors.

http://support.acer.com/us/en/default.aspx

http://www.solarum.com/2010/01/03/acer-aspire-battery-not-charging/

Hello,

Try removing the battery and use your charger only in powering up your computer to check if your charger still works. If it doesn't power your computer then you need to replace the charger.

David

Hi

Have you plugged in your power cord to the electric socket so that you can charge the battery
using the laptop with the power cord in while it is charging



so if there is not charge in the laptop at all maybe plug in and turn on socket switch
and leave to charge for an hour or so

then try to start laptop again

hope you can sort it
good luck

Do you have it on a power strip? if so try resitting it,if the battery is at full charge then you have an internal problem in the laptop itself.Bad power board,etc.Hope this helps.

your probably going to need a new battery

your battery pack is causing your problem rule #1 never!! leave the charger in!! everytime you start up!! run off the batteries till the power low light come's on then apply the charger constant charging causes early failure of all/ any nican battery pack

You ordered the wrong battery, theres two types, your original would have been 11.1v if you check the new one it will be 14.8v. They are not compatable.

There is one common flaw with most all laptops. The socket plug for the power cord is connected to the motherboard. When you plug the power cord into this socket it applies pressure or weight on the socket inside the computer. It sounds as if your charge cord is working. Moving the computer around while it is plugged in can cause even more stress on the plug socket.

Try this...but be careful...using a small item such as a toothpick or other non-metalic item...push up and down on the plug socket. If it moves around this is not normal and probably the cause of your problem.

I fixed my laptop by soldering the contacts of the socket back down to the board. I don't suggest doing this yourself unless you know how to take a laptop apart. Check with your local computer repair shop and have them give you an estimate to either fix by reconnecting or replacing the motherboard. Hope this helps. Thanks!